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Medical Countermeasures Workgroup May Report

The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting on May 12. Discussions revolved around the various Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s initiatives the MCM Workgroup is currently involved in; specifically including the upcoming release of the Operational Readiness Review tool. The Workgroup also offered up recommendations and suggestions for the NACCHO policy statement, Smallpox and Other Bio-Agent Vaccination. The Workgroup was involved in providing feedback on medical countermeasures for the National Health Security Strategy. Lastly, the Workgroup discussed the MERS cases in the United States and any actions in response to these cases happening at the local level.

SITREP As of December 11, there are multiple active wildfires throughout southern California, primarily located in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The National Weather Service has warned of damaging wind gusts which have the potential to lead to rapid or dramatic increases in wildfire activity. The Governor of California has declared Read more →

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief titled Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurrican Maria. The brief draws on federal and Puerto Rican government statistics and official statements and media reports to provide a snapshot of public health challenges in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Below is Read more →

Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that is most striking during a public health emergency. To address this problem, the Broome County Health Department in New York utilized the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative, developed by the Office […]